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Release Calendar: 10/12 – 10/16/2009

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Small but MIGHTY selection of games in stores this week. ROCK is the word of the week, folks. Brütal Legend totally rocks (and harder than many of you think – go play it and see for yourselves), Ju-on will rock you under the couch and Half-Minute Hero will rock your PSP ’til the battery blows up. Uncharted 2’s killer visuals and massive scale will rock your world and there are a hell of a lot of rocks all over Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition’s Wasteland landscape.

Akysys Games never, ever replied to my email request for a copy of Hero’s Saga: Laevatein Tactics, but I’m not going to throw a rock through their window (yet). I’ll have to make do with MagnaCarta 2 on the 360 with its rock-hard battles and Unreal 3-powered visuals or maybe enjoy Where the Wild Things Are, where I hear you jump over a lot of rocks. In Afrika, you’d best find a nice big rock to hide next to, lest you disturb that lion you’re trying to photograph.. that wouldn’t be a good thing at all!

10/12/2009
Cars Race-O-Rama (DS/DSi/PS2/PS3/PSP/Wii/Xbox 360)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition (PS3/Xbox 360)
NBA 2K10 (PC)

10/13/2009
A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
Afrika (PS3)
Brütal Legend (PS3/Xbox 360)
Cake Mania 3 (DS/DSi)
Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition (PC/PS3/Xbox 360)
Fate: The Traitor Soul (PC)
Half-Minute Hero (PSP)
Hero’s Saga: Laevatein Tactics (DS/DSi)
Ju-on: The Grudge (Wii)
MagnaCarta 2 (Xbox 360)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS/DSi/Wii)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Where the Wild Things Are (DS/DSi/PS3/Wii/Xbox 360)

10/16/2009
Shimano Xtreme Fishing (Wii)

Release Calendar: 10/4 – 10/9/2009

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Big week for a few titles and it’s only going to get better from here – let’s take a trip, shall we:

Demon’s Souls is of course, my pick of the week, if not the year for PS3 owners (go read my review), but if you’re not into the insane level of challenge this one provides and perhaps require something a lot less intense (and family friendly), Natsume’s Afrika might very well be up your alley. Think of this grand photo safari adventure as a passport-less trip and a really cool way to see a bit of nature (and interact with it without getting eaten alive or trampled). Fifty bucks for an African Safari and you don’t need to get shots? Sign me up!

For you shooter fans, try and play Codemasters’ superb tactical FPS Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising as if it’s a mere run ‘n gun and you’ll be in for a very quick trip to the morgue for you and your squad mates. And, hey – isn’t it a total trip to see a new Star Wars game show up on every console and portable platform? Wii owners even get a few special peripherals to help them enjoy their version of Clone Wars: Republic Heroes.

A Boy and His Blob is a trip of a different sort, as this remake of the NES classic goes a long way in reinvigorating that nostalgia vibe. Trippy might describe elements of Obscure: The Aftermath, a survival horror game that’s inspired by teen slasher flicks and horror games, while tripping over something trappy in SAW could cause poor Detective Tapp to lose his life. Finally, don’t trip on that balance board when playing Wii Fit Plus or Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum or else that busted femur will have you laid up in bed exercising your stylus hand in the DS version of The Biggest Loser instead.

Wait… an exercise game for a handheld system? Er… hmmm… I don’t even know what to say about that… Anyway, here’s this week’s list:

10/04/2009
Wii Fit Plus (Wii)

10/05/2009
Obscure: The Aftermath (PSP/PSPgo)
Squeeballs Party (DS/DSi/Wii)

10/06/2009
A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
Afrika (PS3)
A Witch’s Tale (DS/DSi)
The Biggest Loser (DS/DSi/Wii)
Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures (PC)
Demon’s Souls/Demon’s Souls Limited Collector’s Edition (PS3)
Disney Sing It: Pop Hits (PS2/PS3/Wii)
Fate: The Traitor Soul (PC)
Game Party 3 (Wii)
Imagine: Zookeeper (DS/DSi)
Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2010 (Wii)
Naruto Shippuden Legends: Akatsuki (PSP/PSPgo)
NBA 2K10 (PS2/PS3/PSP/PSPgo/Xbox 360)
NBA 10: The Inside (PSP/PSPgo)
NBA Live 10 (PS3/PSP/PSPgo/Xbox 360)
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (PC/PS3/Xbox 360)
SAW (PS3/Xbox 360)
The Sims 2 Best of Business Collection (PC)
Star Wars: Clone Wars Republic Heroes (DS/DSi/PC/PS2/PS3/PSP/PSPgo/Xbox 360/Wii)
Spore Hero (Wii)
Spore Hero Arena (DS/DSi)

10/09/2009
MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (PS2)
Shimano Xtreme Fishing (Wii)

In addition, Valve’s Steam download service now has the following EA PC games available for download NOW:

Need for Speed: SHIFT
Battlefield 2: Complete Collection
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Godfather
Godfather 2
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising

Release Calendar: 9/28 – 10/2

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Here we go – pretty much from this week onward, it’s going to be crazy in terms of new releases. Lots of top quality stuff this week along with a few sleepers.

Dead Space Extraction should creep you out with not only how good it looks “for a Wii game” but also with some really scary moments that give the game a nicely cinematic feel. Obscure: The Aftermath brings the teen horror flick to the PSP in fine form with co-op play and lots of monsters trying to kill the hell out of you and your AI (or second player controlled) partner.

Give Tornado Outbreak a whirl (it’s a lot of fun and not a Katamari Forever clone at all), Valhalla Knights Eldar Saga should please RPG fans who love to grind away for levels, The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road DS is one of the best-looking games on the handheld and a unique entry level JRPG variation on the classic book and film. Risen looks and plays wonderfully, so give it a try if you’re a PC role-player (360 owners have a few months more to wait for their version).

Midnight Club Los Angeles: Complete Edition is a great deal for racing fans of any stripe. Speaking of racers, if history is any indication, Gran Turismo PSP might boost up sales on the handheld a bit (as well as sell a few more PSP GO! units), Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will wow the Square-heads while Battle of Giants: Dragons and Undead Knights look intriguing to me… I’ll have to look into getting review copies on those two.

Anyway, here you go…

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Release Calendar: 9/20 – 9/24

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Short list (sort of) this week. ODST seems to be the go-to game for most folks. Me, I’m more of a Shin Megami Tensei: Persona or Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection guy. Katamari Forever and Wacky World of Sports both bring the funny to their respective consoles, if you’re interested.

9/21/2009
Aion (PC)
Fabulous Finds (DS/DSi)
Just in Time Translation (DS/DSi)
Pinball Hall of Fame: Williams Collection (PS3/Xbox 360)

9/22/2009
Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition (Wii)
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 (PS3/Wii/Xbox 360)
Fallen Earth: Welcome to Apocalypse (PC)
Family Party: 30 Great Games Outdoor Fun (Wii)
Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
Hidden Mysteries Titanic (DS/DSi/Wii)
Katamari Forever (PS3)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (PSP)
Order of War (PC)
Rapala We Fish (Wii)
Scooby Doo: First Frights for (DS/DSi/PS2/Wii)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (Standard & Limited Editions, PSP)
Spyborgs (Wii)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up (DS/DSi/PS2/Wii)
The Price is Right 2010 Edition (DS/DSi/PC/Wii)
Wacky World of Sports for Wii.
Where’s Waldo? (DS/DSi/PC/Wii)
Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion (DS/DSi)

9/23/2009
Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft (Wii)
Squeeballs Party (DS/DSi)

Next week is a big one for a number of reasons. RPG and Horror game fans should be pleased, is all I’ll say…

Nintendo Unveils Holiday 2009 Lineup

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And it’s a BIG lineup at that. Granted, this long as heck listing happens to includes both first and third-party Wii and DS releases, WiiWare and DSiWare exclusive titles as well as games that aren’t coming out until early 2010 (which is part of the 2009 fiscal year, so they’ll still count when profits are totaled). Release dates are yes, subject to change on some of these (as per usual with such a lengthy list of upcoming games).

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Release Calendar: 8/31 – 9/13 (Because I’ve NO Time to List ‘Em All One By One!)

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I actually had this wickedly cool idea a few years back for a fancy, funky interactive release calendar with all sorts of cool widgets and clickable doodoads and such, but I’ve yet to actually bribe, blackmail or beat someone into submission to work on the darn thing. Soooo, here’s a dull analog list of both last and this week’s game releases:

(*denotes games I’ll be reviewing or already have reviewed)

8/31/09
Reel Fishing: Angler’s Dream (Wii)

9/1/09
Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures (Ps2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
Champions Online (PC)
Cruise Ship Vacation Games (Wii)
Gears of War 2: Game Of The Year Edition (Xbox 360)
Guitar Hero 5 (PS3, Ps2, Wii, Xbox 360)
Section 8 (PC, Xbox 360)
SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny (PSP)*

9/2/2009
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (PS3, Xbox 360)

9/3/2009
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)*

9/7/2009
War Leaders: Clash of Nations (PC)

9/8/2009
Ant Nation (DS)
Capcom Platinum Hits Triple Pack (Xbox 360)
Darkest of Days (PC, Xbox 360)*
Dirt 2 (DS/DSi, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360)*
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (PSP)
Fallen Earth: Welcome to Apocalypse (PC)
Go Play City Sports (Wii)
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (DS/DSi, PSP)
Imagine: Detective (DS/DSi)
LittleBigPlanet: Game Of The Year Edition (PS3)
Mini Ninjas (DS/DSi, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
Qubed – Lumines Live! (Xbox 360)
Time of Shadows (PC)
Trine (PC)

9/9/2009 (Happy Birthday, Sega Dreamcast!)
The Beatles: Rock Band (Standard & Limited Editions PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)

9/11/2009
My Virtual Tutor Reading: Pre K – K (DS/DSi)
My Virtual Tutor Reading: K – 1st Grade (DS/DSi)
My Virtual Tutor Reading: 1st – 2nd Grade (DS/DSi)

Are you asleep yet? No? Good!

Next week, there’s a lot more stuff coming out!